Jennifer’s Comments

Kent’s daughter Jennifer Marx wrote a post on her blog about the family reunion:

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Food and Fun - July 11, 2009

So many people have been so generous in their thanks for my work on the reunion this year and I appreciate the praise. I enjoyed it more than I ever thought I could, but I really need to thank some people too:
Mark for reserving the institute building and providing the slide projector;
Stephanie (my daughter) for helping with the family tree activity;
Zach Woolsey for drawing the amazing tree;
my husband, Gaylin, for his unwavering support;
Mom, for her labor of love, the genealogy CD;
and all of you for sending pictures, bringing taster's table items and contributing to the lunch.







Some of the reunion pictures that Dan took.=)

More pictures

This and That.......

1) The reunion flier requests newly wed couples to bring rolls or chips. Sloppy Jo's are being added to the menu so it doesn't make sense to serve rolls as well. SO..... if you're one of the newly weds and are planning to come to the reunion, please bring chips!

2) I haven't spent alot of time worrying about activities for the teens and young adults, sorry. The hope is (always) that you will mingle with others that you don't know and have fun becoming aquainted. SO..... bring lawn games, board games, soccer balls, etc., and make your own activities.

3) The Institute has a nice lawn with some shade trees out front so if you want to bring a quilt to lounge on outside for some of the time, either by yourself or small groups (it could get crowded inside), feel free.

4) We're planning to have a room set aside for young children so they can have fun and their parents can be free to socialize. HOWEVER, in order for everyone (who has small children) to have the same opportunity to visit/mingle, I'd like to request that you volunteer to take a turn of 30 minutes in the "play room" helping to entertain the kiddies. We'll have a signup sheet in the room, so please stop by and sign up for a shift (we'll have 3 or 4 there at a time). Also, this is not a nursery where you can pull out a bunch of toys, so if you have ideas for games or activities, please come prepared with supplies....I thank you, the kids will thank you!

Well, that's all for now......stay tuned!

Bits and pieces

Just a few items of clarification......the leaves for the family tree are about 2 x 3 inches so if your pictures are 1 to 1.5 inches in diameter, they'll fit just right. We have leaves that are slightly bigger for couples.

I've heard from Ruth, Cathy, Susan and my mother about taster table treats so we'll have red cabbage, carrot pudding, red mush and Grandma's ice box cookies. Anyone else planning to participate? It's okay to have duplicates. If I have time, I'll bring some Klijner.

Doug just sent me some pictures of him, Lucille, me, Cathy when we were all really young. I can't wait 'til the reunion to share them.

Family tree activity

One of the activities planned for the reunion is constructing a family tree. One of Cathy's sons-in-law, Zach Woolsey, painted a tree and we'll have all the leaves, you just need to bring a small picture of every member of your family.......that's you, your kids, and your grandchildren. This is what I have in mind. Just reprint some snapshots and cut each person's face out. We'll have scissors and glue sticks there so just bring the pictures.

You will add your leaves to the tree as you arrive at the Institute. This will help us to see the extent of Knute and Orpah's posterity and get to know each other at the same time.

Our time to visit is limited so PLEASE plan to come as close to the beginning of the reunion as you can, not just in time for lunch. It will take you between 2 and 4 hours to get to Twin Falls, depending on where you live, so plan to get ready to leave the night before so you can get an early start.

We're almost there!

You all should have received an email with an attached flier/invitation for the reunion...July 11th, just in case you're not sure. I'll post the flier here too, and a link to the map and directions to the institute. Remember, you can click on the pictures and they will come up full screen.

The map instructions are given as if you are coming down from Nampa, but you will take exit 173 if you are coming from Utah, too. The institute is on the south side of the road a few blocks after you make the turn onto Falls Ave.

<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=I-84+East+Exit+173&daddr=526+Falls+Avenue,+Twin+Falls,+Idaho&hl=en&geocode=CQqsga1Bx-f6Fe2xigIdeJot-SHqoIc_ebBcTw%3B&mra=pe&mrcr=0&sll=42.615416,-114.454883&sspn=0.129612,0.30899&ie=UTF8&ll=42.61097,-114.45797&spn=0.129622,0.30899&z=12>

I'll enter more posts every day or two so stay tuned! I can't wait to see everyone!

- Joelle -

Trivia Question......

Hey Fabricius Cousins,

FYI.....the previous blog entry was from me...Ruth Hancey Boshell, Nellene's daughter. I failed to add that to the All Day Sucker Blog. My daughter in law just posted it to the blogspot because true confessions....I am technology 'slow'. She just sent me instructions of how to add my own message so.....here goes.

Trivia question #1: Was the forbidden 'pit' we were supposed to stay away from an old potato pit or was it the old compost pile??? As I recall it was north of the outhouse. Can anyone clarify that for me????

Trivia question #2: How many chicken coops did Grandpa and Grandma have? My recollection is 3.....or was there one back by the garage as well?

The person who has the answer just might get an ALL DAY SUCKER at the reunion!!!

How long does an ALL DAY sucker REALLY LAST??

To those grandchildren of Orpah and Knute think back to days spent in Newton. I’m sure that you all remember the times when Grandpa would go over to the corner grocery store….wasn’t it called Barker’s or was it just owned by the Barker family? At any rate Grandpa would come back with a brown paper sack filled with what he called ALL DAY SUCKERS….those round, sphere shaped colorful lollipops! My choices were always the same….the black (licorice) and the brown (rootbeer) flavored suckers. I remember that we carried around small glasses full of water and that we dipped our suckers in the water before licking them. Yum! With all of the treats we are spoiled with today, I doubt that ALL DAY SUCKERS would be as highly anticipated and appreciated today as they were in the 50’s and 60’s.

So…how long did those ALL DAY suckers last?!!

-Ruth Boshell

How long has it been since you ate RED MUSH?

Passing along the danish food traditions to my children has been hit and miss, I must admit. We make klijner ever year and I've done my best to promote pickled herring (I get the whole bottle to myself) but I think I've only made red mush once and never even tried red cabbage. I think it would be fun to have a taster's table at the reunion so the younger generations have a chance to experience those unique dishes. I nominate Susan to make the red cabbage because I know she makes it at Christmas time. Has anyone made plum pudding? Maybe we could talk Aunt Yvonne, Nellene or Shirley into making that. Post your comments on this blog if you want to volunteer to make/bring........don't be shy!

Call for Photos

Hi everyone, I tried my hand at blogging and have really had some fun with it so I thought a reunion blog would be a good way to spread the word about our Fabricious reunion this year and be interactive at the same time.

Mark was able to reserve the Institute of Religion building in Twin Falls (Southern Idaho University) for July 11th so we'll have air conditioned comfort and very nice accomodations. I'll post directions and pictures in the blog as we get closer to July.

I've collected some pictures from two different "reunions" of the Knute Fabricius family and thought you'd enjoy seeing them. The first is from grandma's backyard in Newton in 1978, not long before Grandma passed away, (that's 30, yes 30 years ago!!!) and the second was in the early 90's in a park in Burley, Idaho (check out the slide show at the bottom of the blog.)

I'm having a hard time getting used to the blog format where you view the most recent information first, so sometimes I end up arranging things somewhat backwards......so you'll need to go the very bottom to see the first post.

I know the pictures are small, but just click on them and they will enlarge to full screen and you can see much better.....even the slide show photos can be enlarged....you'll want to enlarge them for sure because they are too great to miss!

ALSO, EVERYONE PLEASE start gathering pictures....lots and lots of pictures of you and your families. I want to put together a video of Knute and Orpah's posterity and I need tons of photos. If you have access to a scanner, just scan them and email them to me. OR, even better, burn them on a CD and mail them to me.....you can send more that way. I'm serious, tons and tons of photos...baby pictures, soccor, dance, first day of school, graduation, wedding, everything that you would include if you were making a wedding video...it's that kind of collection. If you don't have access to the pictures, make sure that your parents are sending the pictures to me. However, if you're younger than 30 you're probably more prepared, from a technical skill level, to provide these pictures so don't wait for your parents to BEG you to help them.

My email address is:
gaylin_joelle@yahoo.com, or joelle.sharp@fairchildsemi.com
and my home address is:
Joelle Sharp
5775 W. Ophelia Ln
Herriman, Ut 84096

Thanks for your support, I'm really looking forward to this reunion and I hope you are too. Please don't hesitate to make comments in the blog and feel free to make suggestions for fun things to do... but for sure, put July 11 on your calendar and start making plans to attend. Oh, and if this was forwarded to you, please send me your email address so I can send emails directly....thanks!

This is how I remember grandma and grandpa

It's about time!

It's been a long time since the Knute and Orpah Fabricius decendants got together to share a meal and a few memories so this is the year!

Date: July 11, 2009
City: Twin Falls, Idaho
Place: Institute of Religion building
(steet address and directions to come)

Stay tuned for more details to come shortly.